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Actor Gyton Grantley’s awards success contentsVOLUME 12 NUMBER 2 Profiles Features Acclaimed artist William A $200M Science and Robinson is QUT’s 2009 Technology Precinct is 1 Outstanding Alumnus. 8 being developed at Gardens Point. Meet Australia’s top deal maker – QUT Old Government House 14 law graduate Teresa 12 is now open to the public. Handicott. Energy cuts, rubbish A trio of Michaels are recycling and pedal power: making architecture 16 part of a green QUT. 8 15 waves. Employment expert reveals 17 how to be the perfect boss.

Research Regulars A QUT scientist is casting NEWS ROUNDUP 6 new light on why IVF 7 treatments sometimes fail. Research Update 18 12 Alumni nEWS 21 Donations research reveals our most general 10 jobs and postcodes. KEEP IN TOUCH 22-24 Shopping centres are Last WORD a key to older people’s by Vice-Chancellor Professor 11 wellness. Peter Coaldrake - See inside back cover Our Fulbright Scholar is 15 19 fighting cyber crime.

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links p: 07 3138 2361 Sudanese refugee e: [email protected] Sara Kueth has an inspirational story Contributors of finding success Sharon Thompson, Mechelle McMahon, – thanks, in part, to Niki Widdowson, Rachael Wilson the QUT Learning alumni magazine Images Erika Fish Design Richard de Waal Potential Fund. See page 20.

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Our cover Acting alumnus Gyton Grantley has won accolades for his role in TV’s Underbelly, including a Special Excellence Award from QUT. See page 5 for his story. QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 1 Artist accolade QUT Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumnus William Robinson

HE’S regarded as Australia’s Landscape Painting twice (1990, greatest living landscape painter, 1996), and two Archibald Prizes has won two Archibald Prizes for (1987, 1995). irreverent self portraits, and his Today, QUT holds Australia’s work hangs in the National Gallery largest collection of William of Australia and The Metropolitan Robinson works. Museum of Art in New York. The artist said it was important Now William Robinson has also for the history of his career to be been honoured by QUT as the 2009 preserved for the public by QUT. Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumnus, “Because I taught at the college as well as the Faculty of Education and university for so long even my award winner. first feeble attempt at printmaking The award is a fitting tribute for should be kept on record,” he said. Robinson, who studied teaching and “Also, I felt a responsibility art at the university’s predecessor because of the support the institutions, and went on to teach at university has given me over those colleges for 32 years. the years.” He retired from teaching in He said that support had ranged 1989 to devote himself to painting from a college lecturer (Mervyn fulltime but has maintained strong Muhling) collecting his work links with QUT ever since. since his first show in 1967, And this month, a new William to Professor Coaldrake being a Robinson Gallery opens at Old major force behind the gallery Government House on QUT’s and the restoration of Old Gardens Point campus. Government House. At the Outstanding Alumni The William Robinson Gallery Awards on July 22, Mr Robinson will be open to the public and spoke of his fondness for QUT and provides the first permanent gallery his time at the Queensland Teachers of Robinson’s work. Training College (QTTC). - Mechelle McMahon He gained a Certificate of Teaching from the QTTC in 1954 and later completed a Diploma in Drawing and Painting, and a Diploma in Art Teaching, at the Central Technical College. The three decades of teaching that followed culminated in his appointment as head of painting at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education (another QUT predecessor). After he left teaching, his many achievements included winning the prestigious Wynne Prize for Alumni 2 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Health winner Dr Shaun Larkin

Science and Technology winner Mr Mario Pennisi

DR Shaun Larkin has been a general MARIO Pennisi is recognised nationally point of contact for domestic and manager at HCF – Australia’s largest as a leader in the field of clinical international organisations seeking to not-for-profit health insurer – since trials for newly developed drugs and conduct clinical research in Australia. 1997. therapies. Prior to this, he was national Since its establishment in 2000, Focused on commercial outcomes, business development manager for he has also guided the development his activities have been a significant the Mayne Group and a scientist and of the HCF Foundation’s research contributor to the development of the client services manager with Sullivan funding program that has seen over $6 biotechnology industry in Queensland Nicolaides Pathology. Mr Pennisi is million invested in 30 projects spread and Australia. active on numerous Biotechnology across Australia for the benefit of the In 2005, Mr Pennisi was appointed community. CEO of the newly established industry bodies including AusBiotech, Dr Larkin was appointed to the Queensland Clinical Trials Network, the peak industry body in Australia, Federal Government’s National an association of life sciences research and is its representative on the Preventative Health Taskforce in April organisations and related entities Pharmaceuticals Industry Development 2008. established under the Smart State Taskforce. He holds a Bachelor of An alumnus of Harvard Business Initiative. Applied Science (Medical Laboratory School, his Master of Health Science He has developed it into the primary Science) from QIT. and Doctor of Health Science were attained at QUT. Law winner Lieutenant Colonel David Freeman

LIEUTENANT Colonel David Freeman has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian Defence Force, exemplified by a distinguished service career as a legal officer and academic achievements in human rights and international humanitarian law. Over the past decade, he has served in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan, providing advice on rules of engagement, targeting, proper treatment of detainees and human rights abuses. Lt Col Freeman has received military and civilian awards including the Chief of Army’s Commendation in 2003. For his community work, he has received Australian and international awards including the Knight of Honour in the Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem and being made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Lt Col Freeman’s first degree was a Bachelor of Laws from QIT. Following his admission, he completed postgraduate qualifications in legal practice, criminology, international politics and human rights law at other institutions. Alumni

The outstanding alumni awards, sponsored by the National Australia Bank AND VENDING SOLUTIONS, recognise the professional achievements and contributions of graduates of qut and its predecessor institutions. This year’s ceremony was held on JULY 22.

Built Environment and Engineering winner Ms Kirsti Simpson

OUTSTANDING design talents have to workplace design. taken Kirsti Simpson to the top of her In addition to her design skills, her field. leadership on family-friendly work The interior design graduate arrangements has been recognised is a director of Hassell Ltd – one by the National Association of of Australasia’s largest and most Women in Construction and the successful planning and design Urban Design Institute of Australia. consultancies – and also its joint Ms Simpson was also named the leader of interior design in Queensland Government Smart State Queensland. Designer of the Year in 2007. The practice has received many She has a Bachelor of Built industry awards as a direct result Environment (Interior Design). of Kirsti’s innovative approach

Creative Industries winner Ms Natalie Weir

NATALIE Weir is artistic director of for the American Ballet Theatre. Expressions Dance Company, and a Steppenwolfe, created for the standout Australian choreographer Houston Ballet, received the Choo of her generation. San Goh Award while Turandot Over a 25-year career, she has won at the 2004 Hong Kong Dance contributed more than 150 works Awards. to the repertoire of Australian Ms Weir was the recipient of a and overseas classical and Lord Mayor’s Fellowship and an contemporary dance companies, Australia Council Fellowship for many to international acclaim. outstanding commitment and further These include Dark Lullaby artistic development in her field, an for the Australian Ballet, Jabula award made only once in a person’s for the Queensland Ballet (also lifetime. performed in London by the Royal She holds an Associate Diploma Ballet School) and Harmonium of Performing Arts (Dance).

Business winner Australian Premium Coals Pty Ltd, which went on to become Macarthur Coal. Ms Nicole Hollows As chief financial officer and company secretary, Ms Hollows was involved in the NICOLE Hollows is one of the first female 2001 floatation of Macarthur Coal and has CEOs of a mining company worldwide. been instrumental in the company’s growth. She has been chief executive officer and She is the first female president of the managing director of Macarthur Coal since Queensland Resources Council and was this 2007, and oversees the world’s largest year named a “Rising Star” at the Veuve seaborne exporter of low volatile PCI coal, Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year Awards. and an annual turnover over $400 million. She holds a Bachelor of Business, She began her career at Ham and Graduate Diploma in Advanced Accounting, Partners Chartered Accountants, where she and Graduate Diploma in Company became an associate. She then moved to Secretarial Practice. 4 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Outstanding Young Alumni Special Excellence Award winner Award winner Ms Tammy Williams Sir Brian Bell

TAMMY Williams has made a SIR Brian Bell is chairman and significant contribution to economic and managing director of the Brian Bell social justice for Indigenous people. Group of Companies and an icon She has a long history of utilising of the Papau New Guinea business her legal expertise to assist Indigenous community. communities. Sir Brian arrived in PNG in 1954 In 2000, the National Law Council with a sense of adventure and a of Australia awarded her the John Diploma of Pharmacy from the Central Koowarta Scholarship. Ms Williams Technical College (one of QUT’s gained her Bachelor of Laws from predecessor institutions). QUT the following year and was He took up the position of admitted as a barrister in 2002. She was named the Queensland Women Law Association’s pharmaceutical chemist in a bulk medical store but soon Emergent Young Lawyer of the Year in 2003. established PNG’s first electrical retail outlet. Ms Williams is a founding director of Indigenous Enterprise Through the decades, the business expanded into Partnerships, a coalition of corporate, philanthropic and department stores and home centres, chemicals, cleaning Indigenous organisations assisting communities to overcome products and industrial equipment. welfare dependency through business enterprise. It is now the largest business of its kind in PNG, generating Last year, she was one of four eminent Australians an annual revenue of $119 million and employing 1300 staff. appointed to the National Human Rights Consultation A philanthropist, Sir Brian is a prominent benefactor of the Port Committee. She has also recently been appointed as member Moresby General Hospital, the Salvation Army, Red Cross and of the Children’s Tribunal in Queensland. Port Moresby City Mission.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner He secured a QUT Community Service Grant to develop a Dr Thomas Ward relationship with the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics DR Tom Ward graduated in 2000 During his undergraduate studies, in Phnom Penh and returned to with a Bachelor of Engineering he was sponsored by the Queen’s Cambodia seven times to teach at (Medical) and a QUT Medal. Trust for Young Australians to assess the school. He won a Rhodes Scholarship the needs of landmine victims and Following Oxford, Dr Ward to complete a doctorate at Oxford amputees in Cambodia, which worked in the United States and University’s Orthopaedic Engineering has one of the largest disabled consulted on major health system Centre, researching a system to populations in the world. reforms in the Middle East. He is enable better understanding of the He developed a simple currently completing a medical post-operative movements of knee- device to monitor gait and track degree at the ANU medical school. joint replacements. post-operative recovery. QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 5

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Great Gyton Special Excellence Award winner aired to a national television audience, Gyton thanked QUT for his training. Mr Gyton Grantley Gyton told Links that QUT had prepared him well for his challenging role in Underbelly (pictured, top left). THE fortunes of QUT acting graduate Gyton Grantley “I got to use everything I learnt at QUT. QUT gave me have undergone a growth explosion since he played the tools that I needed to perform my craft,” Gyton said. Melbourne crime figure Carl Williams in the first series “Since graduating, (playing Williams) was by far of Channel 9 television drama Underbelly. the most amazing challenge, as far as characterisation Gyton, who graduated from the QUT Bachelor of Arts goes. (Drama) degree in 2001 – now the Bachelor of Fine Arts “Obviously, playing a real person, there is an (Acting) – won last year’s AFI award for Best Lead Actor obligation to stick with the facts and figures. It’s in a television drama and this year’s Silver Logie for interesting to delve into the mind and psyche of one Most Outstanding Actor, which is voted on by industry of the most notorious murderers and drug dealers in peers. Australia’s history.” He has also been immortalised in paint by QUT fine Gyton said the lead role resulted in many more art student Sam Cranstoun, whose portrait of Gyton opportunities coming his way, including a co-starring was chosen as a finalist of this year’s Archibald Prize. role in the new Australian movie Balibo, which was And now, the young actor has been recognised filmed last year. with a Special Excellence Award at the 2009 QUT The film is based on the story of the “Balibo Five” – Outstanding Alumni Awards. five journalists who disappeared in East Timor in 1975. In his Silver Logie acceptance speech, which was - Rachael Wilson 6 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 news round-up… News of new appointments, university successes, achievements of staff and students, and corporate events.

Smart cancer research New treatments to ease or even cure the most common cancer affecting Australian men are a step closer to reality with a $1.25 million five-year grant awarded to QUT prostate cancer researcher Professor Colleen Nelson. Professor Nelson received 2009’s top Smart Futures Premier’s Fellowship, which she will use to develop new, advanced treatments for prostate cancer. The fellowship is funded by the Queensland Government’s Smart Futures Fund. Professor Nelson works at QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and is a world leader in prostate cancer research.

QUT Confucius Institute launched which is QUT’s highest honorary award Queensland’s first Confucius Institute, – in recognition of their distinguished which is based at QUT, was officially service and contribution to the opened in June by Queensland Premier community. Justice McMurdo was the first Anna Bligh. The QUT Confucius Institute Vice-chancellor woman to be appointed to the District delivers a range of courses and services appointed Court bench in Queensland in 1991 designed to develop and nurture the and was also the first woman to be until 2015 appointed as president of an appeal teaching of the Chinese language and court in Australia. Mr O’Brien is a Gold culture in Queensland. QUT’s institute QUT has recognised the strategic Walkley award winner who has been partner is the Jiangsu Education leadership of Professor Peter Coaldrake editor and compere of the ABC flagship Department, which is based in the by extending his appointment as the current affairs program The 7:30 Report province of Jiangsu, on China’s eastern university’s vice-chancellor for a further since 1995. He participates in journalism seaboard, which has a population of term to 2015. Initiatives under Professor master classes at QUT and comperes the more than 75 million. Visit Coaldrake’s leadership include the QUT Business Leaders’ Forum series. www.confuciusinstitute.qut.edu.au. establishment of four flagship research institutes in the areas of health, security, Boost to creative economy sustainability and creative industries; Australia’s creative economy will the construction of a $250 million benefit from almost $6 million in series of building developments funding awarded to the ARC Centre of at the Kelvin Grove campus; and Excellence for Creative Industries and national leadership in areas of Innovation by the Australian Research prostate and biomedical research. Council. The funding will ensure the He is also driving the $200 million ongoing high performance of the centre, development of a Science and which is based at QUT Kelvin Grove, for Technology Precinct at the another three-and-a-half years. Gardens Point campus (see story page 8). Queen’s Birthday honours Distinguished Professor John Hartley has New doctors honoured been made a Member of the Order Queensland’s first woman of Australia (AM) in the 2009 Queen’s judge, Justice Margaret Birthday honours list. The author, McMurdo, and long-time researcher and media commentator political journalist Kerry was recognised for his contribution to O’Brien have been made education in the field of journalism, Doctors of the University – culture and media studies. Clues to IVF puzzle Scientists are working to help more women become pregnant through successful fertility treatments.

A SERENDIPITOUS discovery by QUT researcher Dr Christine non-infected fluid to that of women with fluid colonised by Knox could help unravel the mystery of why many procedures microorganisms and found that women with non-infected fluid for infertility fail to produce a pregnancy. had a five times greater chance of pregnancy. An initial search for a particular bacteria in follicular fluid, “We also found that eggs from women with colonised fluid the fluid which surrounds individual eggs in the ovaries, led had a lower rate of fertilisation to start with, which, of course, to a puzzling finding by Dr Knox, who is a member of QUT’s meant they produced few embryos for transfer to the womb. Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. In fact, no woman in the study with infected follicular fluid Her efforts to find answers to this puzzle were recognised in produced an embryo suitable for transfer.” 2009 when she was awarded the Wesley Research Institute’s Now a major study is underway and to date over 200 Researcher of the Year award, for work she conducted in couples have been tested. collaboration with Drs John and Janet Allan at Wesley Monash “IVF outcomes were only affected if the follicular fluid was IVF. colonised with bacteria whilst the egg was developing, prior to “It was noted that the fluid from some women undergoing egg collection,” Dr Knox said. assisted fertility treatment coagulated in the test tube while the She said said the risk factors for having colonised follicular fluid from other women undergoing fertility treatment did not,” fluid and poor pregnancy outcomes appeared to be: a longer Dr Knox said. time of infertility; previous fertility treatment with trans- “We decided to find out why this had happened and so we vaginal oocyte retrieval; and a past history of damage to the tested the follicular fluid collected from 31 women in Brisbane, Fallopian tubes. whilst they were undergoing fertility treatment, for the Dr Knox said the findings from the larger study, funded presence of microorganisms. These women showed no clinical by The Wesley Research Institute, could help identify the signs of ovarian or upper genital tract infection. particular bacteria associated with failure to become “Our findings were startling: we found 21 of the 31 fluid pregnant. samples contained one or more microorganisms. This in itself “In the future, it may be possible to treat women with these was contrary to accepted thought because it was believed the bacteria in their follicular fluid so that we can improve their fluid surrounding the egg in the ovary was sterile. chances of achieving a pregnancy,” she said. “Then we compared the rate of pregnancy in women with - Niki Widdowson QUT’S Gardens Point campus will be teaching and research priorities across be completed by 2012, would be an transformed over the next three years as the Faculty of Science and Technology internationally significant centre for the a new Science and Technology Precinct and the Faculty of Built Environment and development of science, technology, is created during the biggest construction Engineering, and will house two key QUT engineering and mathematics disciplines. project in the university’s history. institutes – the Institute for Sustainable “The Science and Technology Precinct The $200 million redevelopment Resources and the Information Security is critical to the future of the Gardens involves the demolition of five buildings Institute. Point campus and will transform QUT’s and the creation of two new buildings for Demolition work has already started, contribution to Australia’s emerging green research and teaching, along with new with the project expected to generate 500 workforce needs, as well as to research public spaces for recreation, leisure and construction-related jobs. and development solutions for pressing dining. QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor global issues such as climate change,” he The precinct will be used for key Peter Coaldrake said the precinct, to said. “It will place the university at the forefront of development of a world leading model in the teaching and research of science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. “With a theme of sustainable and secure infrastructure, it will also establish the university’s cross-faculty response to issues formed at the intersection of greenhouse emissions, energy consumption, land use, systems integration, construction and sensor technologies, and materials.” The redevelopment has been made possible thanks to a $25 million Founding Chairman’s grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies. The grant completed QUT’s campaign to raise $200 million for the precinct project, and came on top of a recent $75 million infrastructure grant awarded by the Commonwealth Government under the Education Investment Fund. The State Government has also pledged $35 million in funding, and QUT is committing $65 million to the landmark project. QUT’s $200M new Science and Technology Precinct is now underway.

ABOVE AND LEFT: Some of the winning designs from architectural consortium Donovan Hill and Wilson Architects, who won the design competition for the new Science and Technology Precinct. BELOW: The development area on the existing campus. 10 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Our mostamounts generous jobs Australians are donating to good causes in record numbers.

QUT researchers have revealed notion of tithing still exists, because politicians, state governors and religious practitioners topped the judges gave the most money list of those who gave the highest in tax deductible donations in proportion of their taxable income at 2007 – followed by entertainment 1.9 per cent. Fire and police officers industry members who include circus and inspectors were the occupation performers, actors and strippers. group most likely to claim a gift The annual Tax Deductible Giving deduction with 73 per cent making report by QUT’s Australian Centre for a claim.” Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies The report shows the average analyses the most recently available tax-deductible donations claimed figures and this year targeted the by Australian taxpayers in 2006-07 2006-2007 tax year. were $440.01, up 21.1 per cent on The research team this year also the previous year. launched a website which allows Nearly 4.3 million Australians people to type in their postcode – or claimed a total of $1.885 billion in occupation – to see how generous tax deductible gifts in their 2007 tax they and their neighbours and returns. colleagues are (www.bus.qut.edu. The most generous postcode was au/research/cpns/postcode.php). Point Piper and Darling Point (2027) Centre director Professor Myles with a total of $57.7 million in McGregor-Lowndes said members deductible gifts and an average of of parliamant, local councillors, $25,037. governors and the judiciary claimed “Overall, giving actually increased the highest average gift tax during both 2006 and 2007 due deductions of $1938 or 0.89 per to the public focus on giving and cent of their income. philanthropy and good economic “The second most giving group, the times,” Professor McGregor-Lowndes entertainers, claimed $1135 in tax said. deductible donations which averaged He said the big question was 0.92 per cent of their taxable whether the global financial crisis income,” he said. would mean a drop in giving or if “Perhaps the ancient the trend of increasing personal gifts would continue. “Clearly, demand for the services of charities is rising. While corporate donations might suffer, personal donations could still increase as many high givers such as parliamentarians, the judiciary and professionals generally would not suffer any or significant decrease in earnings,” he said. The Tax Deductible Giving report is compiled each year by QUT’s Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies from data provided by the Australian Tax Office. - Niki Widdowson QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 11 Shopping havens Research has found shopping centres are a key to older people’s health.

THEY may be loud, bustling and crowded but our places for older people and provide appropriate health shopping centres are vital social hubs that help many services, spaces where they can gather socially and older people feel connected to their community and make sure they can accommodate walkers and have happy to get up in the morning. access to public transport.” This was a key finding in a detailed study of older Ms Foottit studied 263 Queenslanders aged 65 people’s perception of wellness by QUT PhD nursing years and older and found a sharp dip in perception of researcher Jenneke Foottit. wellness and in health-related quality of life in women She said the study demonstrated that social aged 85 to 90. connectedness may be a critical factor in wellness in “I found that older people perceive themselves as older people because it contributed to positive social being well when they can do the things they want to do and emotional health. despite having health issues,” Ms Foottit said. “Older women use shopping centres as a way “For example, one woman had had heart bypass of connecting with society. They go there for social surgery, heart valve surgery and cancer treatment but activity, to see people, they use it for safe exercise and, she saw herself as well because she could still go out.” sometimes, they mention doing the shopping,” Ms Foottit, Ms Foottit said that being able to do the things they from QUT’s Dementia Research and Training Centre, wanted to do was a key factor in combating loneliness. said. “The women said that they tried to tire themselves “This has implications for the building and during the day by doing as much as they could so that refurbishment of shopping centres. As our population they would sleep at night. They talked about the ‘5 ages, we must make sure they stay mobile by creating o’clock syndrome’ where they shut their door against the social environments that are safe for them to move world because they see it is not safe or easy to go out around in. and then they must manage their loneliness.” “We need to remember shopping centres are meeting - Niki Widdowson 12 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 Doors open on history A special part of Queensland’s heritage has been restored at QUT for the public. OLD Government House in the heart of QUT’s fitting for the state’s first significant public building. Gardens Point campus has emerged from its $15 “Old Government House has been restored with a million renovation as a magnificent centrepiece of blend of historical detail, public spaces, and futuristic Queensland’s colonial history and a living, working technology to appeal to today’s generation,” he said. building for people of all ages. “QUT is custodian of this wonderful building and The elegant, sandstone house, which was built in it is open for the people of Queensland to enjoy 1862, was home to Queensland’s first 11 governors and use. This has been a heartfelt project for QUT and was re-opened by Premier Anna Bligh in June, in because we strongly believe in engaging with the the presence of the state’s current governor, Penelope community and contributing to the cultural life of the Wensley AO. state. The public can now visit Old Government House “We look forward to welcoming people of from Sundays to Fridays and immerse themselves in all ages to help celebrate the opening of this Queensland’s heritage. beautifully restored building which is so significant to Visitors can step back in time by exploring the Queensland’s history.” beautifully restored rooms, and taking high tea in the Significant events in Queenslanders’ lives can also tearoom. They can also utilise futuristic technology now be celebrated at the House where some ground to “wander through” the house as it was around the floor rooms are available for weddings and other 1900s in a virtual reality room. Interactive touch functions. screen displays also enable people to discover the Another feature of the building is the new story of the house and the young Queensland colony. William Robinson Gallery upstairs – home to QUT’s QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Coaldrake, collection of paintings by the landscape master. who is also chair of Q150 (Queensland’s 150th Visit www.ogh.qut.edu.au. celebrations) said the revival of Old Government - Niki Widdowson House for use by the people of Queensland was 14 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 Deal diva

socio-economic disadvantage and Australia’s top dealmaker is also is funded by legal professionals, nurturing a new legal generation. the Faculty of Law and QUT, law graduates and past scholarship winners.” AFTER an incredible 12 months of orchestrating some of Ms Handicott was named Australia’s biggest commercial transactions and being named Australian Dealmaker of the Year for Australian Dealmaker of the Year, QUT law alumnus Teresa 2008 at the annual ALB Australasian Handicott is finding time for some other favourite things to do. Law Awards after successfully The mountain-hiking, bush-loving corporate lawyer, who negotiating several takeovers and grew up outside Rockhampton, has reached the top of her mergers, including advising Suncorp game and is helping to provide disadvantaged students with on its $7.9 billion merger with an opportunity to study law. Promina, the second biggest financial Ms Handicott, who is a partner for law firm Corrs Chambers services transaction ever completed Westgarth and a member of the national Takeovers Panel in Australia. dispute-resolution body, has chaired the QUT Law Founders’ “It was an extraordinary year,” she said. Scholarship committee since its inception in 1997. “Work dominated my life for that time, but it was a great “That is the most wonderful thing to be involved in. It is privilege to have done it. It tests you and you know what you inspirational and humbling to see students who have come are made of by the end of it. through great challenge to succeed in their studies,” Ms “It has to be a win-win for both sides. You can’t push too Handicot said. hard for one client, otherwise you might not win the deal.” “The scholarship helps law students who experience - Rachael Wilson

Geoffrey Diehm and Kylie Downes Senior Counsel coup by a barrister. Five more QUT graduates have been appointed to the The QUT alumni recently Queensland Senior Counsel in the last 12 months. appointed as Senior Counsel QUT executive dean of law, Professor Michael Lavarch, are: Geoffrey Diehm SC (LLB 1990); said the strong showing reflected the maturity of QUT’s law Kylie Downes SC (LLB 1990); course, which is now 32 years old. Darryl Rangiah SC (LLB 1990); He said appointment to Senior Counsel was a great Martin Burns SC (LLB 1982); honour and recognised years of outstanding law practice Michael Copley SC (LLB 1987). AN award-winning architectural company made Mr Banney said the three went their separate ways after up almost exclusively of QUT alumni is university, travelling and working at various larger firms, before making its mark on the Brisbane landscape. meeting up again around four years after graduating. m3architecture, based in Albion, won the prestigious Sir “We wanted to work on public buildings in Brisbane, as well Zelman Cowen Award last year for their design of a project as residential projects,” he said. at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, and has made a name for “We also wanted to set up an office which was seen as a itself as a place of innovation, individuality and inspiration. place of learning for everybody in it. We hoped we might set Twelve of the company’s 13 professional staff are QUT up a studio which was collegiate and collaborative between graduates or currently studying at the university. people within the practice and those outside of it.” Those architecture graduates include a trio of Michaels who Not long after the formation of m3architecture, Ben Vielle are the company’s founders – Michael Banney, Michael Lavery joined – another QUT graduate who is now a partner. and Michael Christensen ... hence the m3. Since starting with small-scale projects, m3architecture has Mr Banney said the trio had all shared similar ideas for how built up a large client base, and last year the team won the Sir they wanted their business to develop when they began 12 Zelman Cowen Award (the national prize for public architecture) years ago. for their work on the Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s Cherrell “The three of us had studied together and worked together Hirst Creative Learning Centre. at various times throughout our degree and had spoken about Mr Banney said the key driver had been to make a place the possibility of setting up a business together at some stage,” for the education of girls by providing structured learning he said. environments as well as places for social interaction. “We are interested in how people feel in spaces especially “The combination of these elements and the relationship as they move through it, as well as how a building might between these learning environments shaped the building within participate in a situation and how this may be perceived by the school, and the result is a series of interconnected balconies, people who experience our projects.” bridges, stairs and terraces over six levels,” he said. “Parallels have been drawn to Hogwarts, ant colonies and Escher drawings. Between classes and especially at lunch this space is alive with students moving in all directions Great grads and brilliant buildings and socializing in many different ways in this interesting 3D prove a winning combination for environment.” - Sharon Thompson a young Brisbane firm. QUT unite 16 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Powerfulmission Energy cuts, rubbish recycling and even pedal power are all part of QUT’s growing environmental commitment.

WHEN you have the same population as space for cyclists to shower a small city, it pays to remember to turn and prepare for their day out the lights. at work or uni. In QUT’s case, being a good The pod was designed environmental citizen is not only saving and built by Mark Rossiter, a money, but reducing the university’s QUT business graduate, and carbon footprint. Tim Ceolin, a QUT student With more than 40,000 students and studying for his masters in proud of achievements such as the drop staff members, QUT consumes about the architecture (both pictured). in power usage. same amount of power each year as There’s also been good news for “The good news is that our carbon 9000 homes. those who take the bus to uni – QUT footprint has shrunk by 7500 tonnes But over the past three years, the has increased its free inter-campus bus CO2-e per annum as a result of our university has cut energy consumption by shuttle services by 25 to 30 per cent this ongoing energy management efforts,” 16 per cent at its Gardens Point campus year. Patronage is expected to rise from he said. in the Brisbane CBD. Energy use has 480,000 people movements/annum to “It makes good financial sense as also dropped 28 per cent in just a year around 650,000. well as environmental sense – we’re at the Creative Industries Precinct at The university’s operations director, saving about $700,000 a year through Kelvin Grove. Brian Fenn, said water and rubbish were these consumption cuts and that money Earlier this year, the university also being targeted around campus. is being reinvested into further energy switched off all non-essential lights Water consumption has halved since efficiency opportunities.” as part of Earth Hour – the global late 2004, and this year improved Mr Fenn said the power savings sustainability event that’s on a mission to recycling bins were introduced to had been the result of a consumption reduce global warming. encourage staff, students and visitors to review and changes to QUT’s building It’s a mission QUT takes seriously: not waste their rubbish. management system which automatically the university has pledged to reduce its And with more than 10 million litres of controlled lighting and airconditioning. own carbon emissions by 25 per cent waste removed for QUT each year, the Other recent energy-saving initiatives over the next 12 years as part of a potential for recycling is huge. include the installation of on-demand new target pact between members of “Each campus is also now home controls for airconditioning and lighting the Australian Technology Network of to ‘eWaste’ storage facilities, which in some areas (so that these systems can Universities. collect old computers, printers and other be adjusted manually by the people Other initiatives this year include electronic waste,” Mr Fenn said. “We’re in the rooms) and the use of motion the Kelvin Grove campus becoming aiming to recycle up to 90 per cent of detectors to control lighting in teaching the first place in the country to install eWaste within two years.” spaces. The university also employed an the solar-powered “Green Pod” – a Mr Fenn said QUT had an ongoing energy manager in June. recycled-water facility that provides a commitment to sustainability, and was - Mechelle McMahon QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 17 How to be the Perfect Boss replacement cost. Once you take into account everything from Employers shouldn’t take top workers the recruiting process to lost knowledge, time and business, he for granted during tough times. estimates replacing a top engineer costs a company at least $50,000. BUSINESSES and organisations that fail their people’s Although many organisations have made inroads, Dr Baker needs are dinosaurs that risk dying out during the recession, believes the majority of employers still view their workers as according to workplace culture expert and author Dr Tim numbers and do not communicate effectively with them. Baker. “I was talking to a young person who’d been in a new job Dr Baker, who has a Doctor of Education from QUT, said for six months and hadn’t had any feedback during that time,” too many employers operated on old workplace models he recalled. “She asked me if I could approach the manager which didn’t take into account the changing needs of workers, and request some feedback ... when I did, the manager said: including demanding Generation Ys. I can’t do that! If I do that, I’d have to do the same thing for “The traditional ‘them and us’ employment relationship everybody. between employer and employee, as we know it, is a relic of “But at the other end of the spectrum I’ve found employers the last century,” he said. who offer massages during work, and who respect the work- “In the western world, people now stay in the same job – on life balance and let people telecommute and work from average – for less than two years. home.” “Sentimental loyalty’s out the window and it’s now a Dr Baker’s new book, The 8 Values of Highly Productive pragmatic sense of commitment – you scratch my back, I’ll Companies: Creating Wealth from a New Employment scratch yours. Relationship, was released in June. “I think the challenge for companies now is: How do we - Mechelle McMahon keep people for longer, and keep them productive.” Dr Baker has his own Brisbane-based international consultancy, WINNERS-AT-WORK, and has clients including IBM, Unilever, Nokia, Boeing, Singapore Airlines, Warner Brothers, Volvo and SAP. He said top workers would always be in demand, regardless of the economic climate, and that employers shouldn’t think that a recession meant they could take people for granted. His “new employment relationship model” – which is based on his doctorate research – advocates changes including more flexible employment practices, emphasising project teams across organisations rather than functional silos, and human resource practices that balance personal development, jobs skills and problem solving. He said employability was a key concern for today’s workers, with people demanding ongoing learning and development opportunities, including workplace training and external education. And if their current boss doesn’t give it to them, they’ll walk. Dr Baker said staff retention should be a priority, given the 18 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 updateResearch Mobile phone banking gets thumb up Australians – particularly young phone. She said around 70 per people – have given mobile phone cent of respondents to the national banking the thumbs up, according to online survey indicated they would a new QUT study. Business honours use mobile banking. For those who scholar Lisa Wessels surveyed 300 were cautious about it, the biggest people to find out if they planned deterrent was the possibility of to embrace “m-banking” – new security risks. The survey was the first technology that enables consumers of its type in Australia and was open to access online banking via their to people aged 20 to 60. Family first for teenagers It seems Australian teenagers have both traditional as well as contemporary expectations when it comes to planning their futures. A QUT study asked over 800 Year 11 and Year 9 students to imagine themselves at their parents’ ages and write an essay. It found that most young people envisaged a secure job, owning a home and having children as top priorities. “The boys expected uninterrupted, fulltime employment throughout their adult lives, and a ‘balanced’ work and family life,” said Dr Paula McDonald, a senior lecturer with QUT’s Faculty of Business, who carried out the study. “Caring for children and a deep involvement in family life was not even on Electronic butler runs your life the radar.” In contrast, the vast majority of Forget sticky notes to keep track of your busy life – a girls expected to be the primary caregivers QUT PhD student has researched a system that not only of their children. “This suggested that remembers all the everyday chores but does them for young people’s fundamental values around you. Mary Tom from the School of Information Technology household roles may not have changed as has produced “eHome”, a roadmap for an automated much as we might think,” Dr McDonald said. personal assistant that frees up your time. It integrates and “Around half of the girls were aware that automates home and work diaries into one. “It would pay combining careers and primary care-giving your energy, gas or insurance bills on time; manage your household finances; was problematic, and cited strategies such and monitor your child’s diet to ensure it’s balanced, while working out a as career breaks or part-time work to meal schedule and shopping list for you to feed the family with,” she said. resolve this tension.”

Pilotless aircraft facility lifts off Work has begun on a $6 million research facility for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry which aims to enable pilotless aircraft to one day tackle tasks such as fighting fires and combating terrorism. The 800sqm facility is being built at Brisbane Airport for the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), which is a partnership between QUT and the CSIRO ICT Centre. QUT aviation researcher and ARCAA director Professor Rodney Walker said the new facility would house up to 35 people conducting world-leading research on the use of UAVs in border protection operations, biosecurity, and other areas. It is due for completion in 2010. ARCAA was established with help from the Smart State Research Facilities Fund. QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 19

Dr Choo photo: Dylan Jones AIC Dr Choo photo: Dylan Jones Cybersuperman “My project aims to look at short to medium term cybercrime Fulbright Scholar aims to save our threats and to consider how these might develop so that we computers from criminal invasion. can understand the motivation of cyber criminals, identify weaknesses in regulatory practices and find strategies to EVERY day Kim-Kwang (Raymond) Choo fights international prevent threats to our cyber security. criminals, botnets and zombies in cyberspace without leaving his “In recent years, cyber exploitation and malicious activity has laptop. grown more sophisticated, more targeted, and more serious, He is not some real world Dr Who, but a QUT PhD graduate and governments and private-sector networks and information in information technology who is on the trail of organised are being exploited by a growing array of state and non-state criminals who inhabit the cyber underworld ... and he’s aiming actors, such as criminals and terrorists.” to use his prestigious Fulbright scholarship to get several steps One booming area for hackers is botnets – viral pandemics ahead of them. that infect ordinary computers and turn them into “zombies” that Dr Choo is a research analyst at the Australian Institute hackers use to send spam or launch denial-of-service attacks of Criminology and through his position at the institute he that overload and crash organisations’ computer systems. collaborates with the Australian National University’s ARC “If you notice your computer is running more slowly than usual Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security as a visiting fellow. it could be that your computer has been infected by malware He was this year named as one of The Weekend Australian’s and you will need to scan your computer for (malware) infection Next 100 Emerging Leaders (in Innovation). and be proactive about protecting your computer,” Dr Choo Dr Choo’s Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Australia- said. US Alliance Studies, sponsored by the Department of Foreign He said the once typical hacker who worked alone to cause Affairs and Trade, will see him visit law enforcement agencies, major disruptions for honour and glory within their computer academia, and giant IT firms in the United States to participate geek circles had been replaced by professional, profit-seeking in leading-edge international research networks. hackers with malicious intent who devised ways to induce During his trip he will spend six weeks each at Rutgers computer users to give away personal and banking details. University’s School of Criminal Justice and the Palo Alto Dr Choo said he would study innovative technologies in Research Center to focus on new trends with cyber criminals. the US that he could apply back in Australia, to help inform “I want to understand more about current and emerging national policy and practice, and stay ahead of cyber crime. issues in cyber crime rather than merely respond to problems as - Niki Widdowson they arise,” Dr Choo said. 20 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Scholarship helps medical career

FIVE years ago, Sara Kueth was living Born in Sudan, Sara lived there until biomedical science. in Egypt and could only speak a small she was 13, when she and her family “I have always had an interest in amount of English. moved to Egypt to escape the war-torn anatomy, and from a very young age Now, she and her large family – she is conditions. I have seen sick people who I was not the oldest of eight children – are settled She said her family applied for able to help – I felt powerless, and I in Brisbane, and Sara is in her second Australian residency as a refugee while have always wanted to learn to be able year of a biomedical science degree in Egypt, and arrived in 2005, when to help people,” she said. at QUT. Sara was 16. Sara is currently preparing for the Sara applied to study at QUT through “I did not really speak much English at Graduate Australian Medical School the Q-Step Program in 2008, and all when we came here,” said Sara. Admissions Test for entry to study received a National Priority Scholarship “I had to go to a special language medicine or research in preparation to in her first year, which included an Equity school, and in three months was able to go on and do her Masters followed by Starter Bursary, funded in part by the get up to a Year 10 level of English, and a PhD. Learning Potential Fund. then started regular high school. “It is hard to say what I want to do The Learning Potential Fund, which “It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it.” when I have finished studying, but of is a QUT Alumni initiative, provides a She said it had been great to receive course at some stage I would love to go source of income for scholarships and the extra scholarship help and that back home and help there,” she said. bursaries for students in financial need. she was pleased to now be studying - Sharon Thompson Donations make a difference JASON Trump’s strong belief in education has I know that QUT has been fundamentally seen him join a growing group of people who important to my career development,” he said. are including QUT in their wills. “I’ve been lucky to create my fortunes The IT professional completed his Bachelor of through a quality university education and Information Technology at QUT and worked at wonderful career opportunities. the university in a variety of positions for more “I believe QUT’s Learning Potential Fund than eight years. will give other students that same opportunity, He now combines his knowledge of which is why I have chosen to support the fund technology and education as Microsoft Asia- through regular donations as well as through a Pacific’s education solutions strategist. bequest. Mr Trump is one of the youngest people to “Making a bequest is a very real way that pledge a bequest to QUT and also donates you can pass on the legacy of opportunity to to the university’s Learning Potential Fund, others.” which helps students like Sara Kueth (see story People interested in including QUT in their above). wills can call the university on 07 3138 2950 “As a former student and staff member or email [email protected]. QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 21 s n ew julie mannialumnion, alumni relations manager C hapter and Group news

Recent alumni events n Student Leadership Awards QUT engineering student Katrina Bukauskas, pictured, was recently named the 2009 Student Leader of the Year. The Student Leadership Awards, an initiative of QUT Alumni, aim to recognise students of QUT for their contribution to the university and the wider community. n Brisbane Executive Club The new committee of QUT’s Brisbane Executive Club Alumni Chapter launched into 2009 with an executive event called Creating Opportuni- ties in Tough Economic Times. It attracted over 70 people and featured a lively discussion, facilitated by Helen Besly, the Rowland Group managing director. More events are scheduled director of Paragon Associates, the event provided www.bgsb.qut.edu. for August and November. Visit practical tips and tricks. au/community/bec/ or email [email protected]. n QUT Coffee Week Upcoming alumni events QUT Coffee Week was n The 2009 Golden Graduates Morning Tea will be held in May to raise money held on November 7, in Brisbane. If you completed for the university’s Learning study at one of QUT’s predecessor institutions in 1959 Potential Fund, which helps or earlier, you’re invited! Call 07 3138 1833. The low income students. Staff event is sponsored by FKP Limited and Malouf Group raised $15,000 by buying Pharmacies. cuppas, which was matched n International alumni events will be held in conjunction dollar for dollar by the with graduation ceremonies in: Taipei, Taiwan, on university. The Staff Giving September 19; Hong Kong on September 21; Beijing Committee celebrated the on September 24; and Nanjing on September 26. effort by “paving Main n The Alumni AGM and volunteer thank you reception Drive with gold”, pictured. will be held on October 8 in Old Government House. n Young Alumni workshop More than 80 QUT Young Alumni members returned to For more information on activities and events, or alumni QUT to participate in the Marketing Yourself workshop groups and chapters, visit the QUT Alumni website – in May. Hosted by Lisa Butler, the highly-experienced www.alumni.qut.edu.au – and click on the links.

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DEGREES SHOWN UNdERNEATH THE NAMES OF ALUMNI ARE FROM QUT OR PREDECESSOR INSTITUTIONS. touch 2000s recovery issues as well as presented a large clients in reviewing and improving research project which measured how their internal controls, processes and Nabaz Amin consumer participation was evaluated in systems. Vincent previously worked as BEng (Civil) 2008 six human service organisations. a casual duty tutor and PASS Leader in Following his graduation, Nabaz [email protected] or 0418 873 701 QUT’s Faculty of IT between 2004 and has worked as a graduate structural 2006. engineer with Robert Bird Group. Leonard D’Cruz [email protected] [email protected] LLB 2002 or 07 3972 3215 Leonard has extensively worked and Matt Mitchener consulted in Malaysia in corporate B Bus 2007 Harpreet Baines and commercial law, and is currently After graduating from a Bachelor LLB 2002 a senior partner at D’Cruz & Brian – of Business Degree of International Harpreet is currently working as an one of Malaysia’s leading boutique Business and Marketing, Matt has in-house lawyer for talkbackthames, a corporate law firms. Leonard’s career headed up the marketing department television company based in London. achievements, which he attributes to the for The Brokerage, a national financial He works on high profile UK television invaluable training he received at QUT’s services company. Also, he is the programmes such as The Bill, The Faculty of Law, have earned him a operations manager of a direct- X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, The coveted seat on the Board of Directors marketing company called Powerport Apprentice and Grand Designs. of The North Borneo Corporation and is on the Brisbane Junior Chamber [email protected] Berhad, a Malaysian publically listed of Commerce executive board. or + 44 207 691 6612 company. [email protected] +603 2095 9092 or 0431 749 685 Scott Charlton or [email protected] MBA 2006 Michele O’Reilly After completing his MBA, Scott went on Karen Kimber Bed (Adult & Workplace Ed) 2005 to undertake a Graduate Certificate in GradDipEd 2007 Having done a one year stint at Financial Planning. Currently, in his role Having graduated from QUT again, James Cook University counselling as Director of Coaching at robnixon this time with a Grad Dip Ed, Karen and tutoring international students, Pty Ltd, Scott is assisting over 130 continues to teach missionary, other Michele is now a case manager with accounting firms to run better businesses expat and Cambodian children at Red Cross Employment Services. She is and provide more value to their clients. Logos International School in Phnom utilising her QUT adult and community [email protected] Penh, Cambodia. After more than 20 education and career development skills or 0409 870 330 years in various administrative positions and talents to provide interventions – with Queensland Health, Karen says behavioural, vocational, emotional – as Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo she enjoys sharing the good news of well as employment and disabled job PhD 2006 Jesus Christ with her students as well as seekers support. Raymond is the recipient of awards providing them with a quality education. [email protected] including the 2009 Fulbright [email protected] or 0417 072 290 Professional Australia-US Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by the John Lamb Dario Paolini Department of Foreign Affairs and BSocSc (Human Services) 2002 BBltEnv 2006 Trade, 2009 Australia Day Achievement John is back in Brisbane after five Since completing his degree, Dario Medallion, Wilkes Award for the best years as a community development has started two businesses which are paper published in the 2007 volume consultant with Morgan Hunt Public both performing well. Grandbrands, a of Oxford University Press’ Computer Sector Ltd in Manchester, UK. His graphic design agency with a focus on Journal, 2007 QUT Faculty of IT overseas experience includes work as corporate identity design, was his first Executive Dean’s outstanding thesis a liaison team leader on a community venture and now has a small portfolio commendation and Best Student Paper development project in Oldham, of corporate clients. Astroprint.com. Award at the Australasian Conference Northwest England, involving the au, his most recent project, is an online on Information Security and Privacy refurbishment and selective replacement printing business where you can order 2005. of inner urban housing. printing on the web instead of visiting a [email protected] [email protected] storefront printing business. or 0418 462 475 [email protected] Vincent Lie or 0432 997 673 Janice Margaret Crosbie B Bus/B InfoTech 2006 BSocSc (Hons) (Human Services) 2007 Since graduating from QUT, Vincent Darren Robins Janice currently works for QLD Alliance, has worked as a senior analyst in GradDip Interior Design 2001 a mental health organisation, as a peer Deloitte’s Risk Services (Business Process After graduating, Darren moved into development worker. She has spoken on Improvement), where he works with the community services field and has QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09 23 been working in this area ever since, staff for medical centres and hospitals. Ian Moller while pursuing more creative goals on Julie commenced her own recruitment BEng (Elect & Comp Eng) 1990 a “spare time” basis. He would love to agency in 2001, Davis Recruitment, Ian retired after 40 years with the which is now the largest specialised hear from any fellow Alumni. Queensland electricity supply industry. provider of medical administration staff [email protected] He is now a casual engineering in Brisbane. or 0420 383 025 consultant with Sinclair Knight Merz in [email protected] Brisbane. Ian is a member of the South Govind Singh or 07 3394 8344 East Qld Regional Electricity Council BInfo Tech 2001 and has been a mentor with the QUT Govind is presently working for Dale Hewerdine Career Mentor Scheme. Macquarie Bank as a risk management GradDipNursing 1998 [email protected] analyst in New York City. The first 15 years of Dale’s career or 07 3351 5190 [email protected] was spent nursing in Queensland, with 10 years as a registered nurse/ clinical nurse/clinical nurse educator in Dhaval Monani Juh Kwee Teo GDip Interior Des 1999 BBltEnv 2002 operating theatres. In 2003, he moved into recruitment and spent the next After graduating from QUT, Dhaval After working several years in five years starting up and managing earned masters degrees in other design Malaysia, Juh Kwee’s degree in interior three private nursing and healthcare fields from UK and Italy. Thereafter, design has opened up a new chapter recruitment companies in Brisbane. In he was in private practice in India for of educational life. He believes the 2009, Dale moved back into the nursing four years. In 2004, he joined IESE exposure of the Australian lifestyle industry as clinical manager for an Business School in Barcelona, Spain, and and friendly community at QUT and aged care facility. completed an MBA in 2006. He joined in Brisbane was a good experience the Indian School of Business, one of of campus life for him, as an overseas [email protected] or 0413 584 359 the top business schools of the world, in student. 2008 as a consultant. [email protected] + 6016 668 9090 Matthew Hilan [email protected] BAppSc (Mathematics) 1996 or +91 281 2455 267 Prashanth Vaidyan After a two-year stint as a MBA 2006 commissioned officer in the RAAF, Tammy Reid Prashanth works with a global IT Matthew entered the finance industry GDipEd(Sec)(Preservice) 1997 solutions company as their group chief and trained to become a quantitative Tammy is now teaching part-time at information officer. Prashanth says analyst, focussing on the equities Caboolture East State School as the that he owes much to the trainings he market. He is a CFA charterholder special education teacher for Year 2. received at QUT’s Brisbane Graduate and is currently head of quantitative She enjoys co-teaching in an inclusive School of Business, helping him to research for UBS Investment Bank in classroom and is having fun! She also handle businesses with a global Australia. has her own business teaching yoga perspective. Prashanth hopes to return [email protected] and providing energic healing and Zen to Australia soon and would be happy Thai Shiatsu massage. She loves living in to hear from and share ideas with Patrick Kidd Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. fellow Alumni members. BAppSc 1994 [email protected] [email protected] Since graduating, Patrick has worked in or 0417 708 388 or +91 963 2222 027 geotechnical engineering, extensively throughout Queensland, northern New Ching-Pei (Patricia) Yang 1990s South Wales and on projects located in all mainland states, Papua New Guinea, Med (TESOL) 1996 Parameswaran Nalla Vanuatu, Indonesia and Laos. Patrick After five years working as an Alagan is currently the geotechnical manager English teacher in Taiwan, Patricia has undertaken a new career path as an BBus 1993 of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Parameswaran is the Managing Director Corporates’ Gold Coast office. exchange student advisor in the Office of International Affairs at National for Ram Guard Services Sen Bhd and [email protected] Taiwan University. the CEO of Fer de Lance Consulting or 07 5503 1044 Sdb Bhd. Parameswaran is also actively [email protected] involved in the security services sector in Anthony Lambert or +886 937 853 908 Malaysia and also spearheads security BA (Hons) 1992 education in Malaysia. In May 2009, Anthony, along with 1980s [email protected] Renata Murawska and Catherine or + 603 907 61 777 Simpson, published Diasporas of Wolfgang Kreuzer Australian Cinema. This is the first AssocDipPerformingArts (Theatre) 1984 Julie Davis volume to focus exclusively on diasporic Wolfgang is involved in performing BBus 1995 hybridity and cultural diversity in arts, stage plays and radio plays in the Julie worked as a medical receptionist/ Australian filmmaking over the past German language. These plays are administrator for six years during and century. Topics include post-war produced for expatriates and students after completion of her undergraduate documentaries and migration, Asian- of German. Wolfgang also teaches degree. In 1998, she relocated to Australian subjectivity, cross-cultural drama, translates and does voice-overs Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast and romance, “wogsploitation” comedy, and for documentaries and commercials. obtained a position as a recruitment post-ethnic cinema. [email protected] consultant at ALAQ (Services), recruiting [email protected] or 0409 894 575 24 QUTLINKS AUGUST ’09

Victor Ningkan Umu area and would welcome catching up with other 1955 graduates! BAppSc (Applied Chemistry) 1981 Help them Victor would just like to say hello to his [email protected] classmates doing chemistry at QUT. or 0428 660 474 find their He would be happy to hear from any Alumni because he loves to receive Daphne Danan (nee Heiner) future letters from overseas. He also says a CertTeach 1955 big thank you to QIT (QUT) for the five Daphne is still active and registered, teaching music, speech and drama years where he studied. PROVIDING our students and singing from her studio in Bulimba, C/- Mr Petrus Nyawan, 6th Floor, PDW’s with real-world experience Brisbane. She assists string players by Office, Jubilee Mutiara Building, Bersatu is of paramount importance coaching extra fields of study such as Road, SARIKEI, SARAWAK 96100 to QUT. form, ear tests and accompaniment. MALAYSIA One way students Daphne also has three certificates for can enhance their Bahasa Indonesia. learning experience 1970s 07 3399 4048 is by undertaking job placements/work Roselyn Layt Coral Cogzell experience within an CertTeach 1954 GradDipEd (Teacher – Librarianship) 1978 organisation where they are Following her Cert Teach, Coral Roselyn graduated from Kelvin Grove exposed to real projects completed a Dip Teach in 1980 and Teachers’ College in 1959 and taught and situations within the a Bachelor of Education in 1983. in diverse parts of the state – Weller’s work force. This is known as Her teaching career took her to state Hill, Inala West, Mt Isa and Warrigal Work Integrated Learning. schools including Currumbin and Tweed Road. Roselyn is looking forward to the Having this experience Heads and she also taught in Auckland. 50 year Golden Graduates re-union in is invaluable in preparing Since retiring from full-time teaching November. the students to enter and in 1992, she’s been very active in compete more effectively in [email protected] the not-for-profit organisation Forum the job market. or 07 3349 4636 Communicators, and her hobbies include We are currently looking Evan Russell lawn bowls and singing. Her eldest for more QUT alumni and grandchild, Hannah Statham, is a current friends who are prepared DipTeach 1971 student at QUT. Evan is now retired from teaching and to pass on real world is content to pursuer home renovations [email protected] experience to current students. This can take a and his musical interests. Regular beach Coral Deeth walks and swims and camping holidays variety of forms and can be CertTeach 1958 fill the rest of his spare time. He is designed to suit your current Coral left the education department happy to make contact with former commitments. (Regional Office, Maryborough) in colleagues. He is also a U3A member Here are some ideas. You September 1991. She then spent almost with Sunshine Coast University. may be able to: 13 years as a Chaplain at St Stephen’s [email protected] Hospital, Maryborough. Presently, - offer work experience Carol is Pastor of Isis Uniting Church (paid and unpaid) Geoff Speakman congregations (Childers, Biggenden and - become a career mentor Cert Arch 1971 Woodgate) - give a lecture about your Geoff is still enjoying retirement, [email protected] area playing tennis, motorcycling, tending - become a part-time tutor. his wine cellar and managing his or 07 4126 1135 investments. In 2009, Geoff and his wife In the current economic Rona will celebrate their 39th wedding climate you may be finding anniversary and move into their dream that you have projects/ home at Raby Bay Harbourside. Geoff activities which need to be says life is great, and even better when done, but you don’t have the old friends drop in. keep in touch resources to complete them. [email protected] Share your news You may like to consider or 07 3286 7219 Submit online at offering these projects to www.alumni.qut.edu.au students, allowing them the or email opportunity to learn and 1950s [email protected] develop their skills while or fax an update to completing projects that Lynnette Frances Beck +61 7 3138 1514 may not otherwise have DipTeach 1955 been actioned. Lynne has just sold three funeral Quote the year you prefer to be For more information or listed under, if you have more than one businesses, as well as Melaleuca Station, degree from QUT or a predecessor to discuss an idea, call QUT which was a tourist business situated institution. QUT Links reserves the right on (07) 3138 7525 or send over the NSW border at Chinderah. to edit all Keep in Touch notes received an email to [email protected]. Lynne has now decided to take on a for publication. new adventure in the Tweed coastal last word WITH THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

THE official opening of the refurbished Old Government House Over the next few years we will extend this renewal to the on our Gardens Point campus on Sunday 7 June 2009 was an Gardens Point campus, providing new spaces for education event of great significance for the State of Queensland and and research, new facilities for engaging with the community for QUT. and with our professional partners, and connecting the Coinciding with the year of celebration for the State’s campus with the surrounding environments with a particular sesquicentenary, the opening of one of Queensland’s most focus on sustainability. historically important public buildings also marks a new phase The newly-refurbished Old Government House begins this of physical development and renewal for the University. process, and it is worth noting that not only does it embody Graduates who have spent time on our Gardens Point our emphasis on collaboration and engagement – being campus in times past may well recall it with some mixed the result of a partnership between QUT, the Queensland feelings. Government and the National Trust of Queensland – it also It enjoys one of the best possible locations for a university, provides an opportunity to recognise the achievements of adjacent to the central business district of a capital city, on the one of our alumni and one of Australia’s greatest artists, Bill bend of the Brisbane River, next to Botanic Gardens and within Robinson (the William Robinson Gallery, on the top floor of close proximity to the cultural and social facilities of Brisbane’s Old Government House, will be opened this month, August Southbank. Yet it is also one of the world’s most densely used 2009). university campuses, with less than 8 hectares of land catering Nearly a century and a half ago the first public building for some 24,000 students and 2000 staff. of the new colony of Queensland was a prominent marker of Over the years the campus has grown to accommodate new a new and rapidly growing city and a focal point for social needs and pressures, and while efforts have been made to link and political activity. its various parts and to provide spaces for social life as well It is therefore fitting that Old Government House, which as teaching and research, there is clearly great potential to represented the highest aspirations of the founders of renew, reconnect and revitalise this space. Queensland, should now be restored to its former glory, We have undertaken a comprehensive Master Planning reminding us of our heritage, continuing as a publicly exercise encompassing all our current and planned physical accessible and actively used building, and enduring as a locations, including the Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point focal point for the development of what will become one of campuses, which aims to take a long-term vision and to apply the world’s most vibrant, engaged and attractive university strategic principles to support our ambitions for QUT’s future. campuses. This will build on the transformative work we have begun at Kelvin Grove, where landmark facilities such as the Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation and the Creative Industries Professor Peter Coaldrake Precinct have shown how we can integrate state-of-the-art Vice-Chancellor academic infrastructure with new technology, in partnership with the local community and with relevant professional services. s

This graceful cascade of golden Swarovski crystals is the new atrium chandelier in Old Government House on QUT’s Gardens Point campus. It was designed by Belinda Smith from Urban Art Projects (UAP) – a Brisbane-based design consultancy formed by QUT Bachelor of Visual Arts graduates Mathew and Daniel Tobin. UAP’s large contingent of QUT alumni also includes CEO Ben Tait, who studied construction management.